# 2005 Auburn Tigers football team

The 2005 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite having four starters from the 2004 team selected in the first round of 2005 NFL draft, Auburn finished the season with a 9–3 record, including a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers shared the SEC Western Division championship with LSU, but because the Bayou Bengals defeated Auburn 20–17 in overtime on October 22, the Tigers did not advance to the SEC Championship Game. Head coach Tommy Tuberville became only the third Tigers coach to lead Auburn to a fourth consecutive win over arch rival Alabama when the Tigers defeated the Crimson Tide 28–18 at Jordan–Hare Stadium on November 19. Auburn finished the season ranked #14 in both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll, with a #13 consensus ranking.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:45 pm | Georgia Tech* | No. 16 | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama (rivalry) | ESPN | L 14–23 | 87,451 |
| September 10 | 11:30 am | Mississippi State | | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama | JPS | W 28–0 | 81,921 |
| September 17 | 1:30 pm | Ball State* | | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama | PPV | W 63–3 | 78,427 |
| September 24 | 1:30 pm | No. 1 (I-AA) Western Kentucky* | | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama | | W 37–14 | 80,632 |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | South Carolina | | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama | ESPN2 | W 48–7 | 87,451 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas | No. 21 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, Arkansas | | W 34–17 | 71,673 |
| October 22 | 6:45 pm | at No. 7 LSU | No. 16 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana (Tiger Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–20 $^{OT}$ | 92,664 |
| October 29 | 11:30 am | Ole Miss | No. 19 | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama (rivalry) | JPS | W 27–3 | 85,791 |
| November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Kentucky | No. 17 | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, Kentucky | CSS | W 49–27 | 60,519 |
| November 12 | 6:45 pm | at No. 9 Georgia | No. 15 | Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) | ESPN | W 31–30 | 92,746 |
| November 19 | 2:30 pm | No. 8 Alabama | No. 11 | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama | CBS | W 28–18 | 87,451 |
| January 1 | 12:00 pm | vs. No. 21 Wisconsin* | No. 7 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, Florida (Capital One Bowl) | ABC | L 10–24 | 57,221 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Roster
### Offensive starters

| Position | Player |
| QB | Brandon Cox |
| HB | Kenny Irons |
| FB | Jake Slaughter |
| WR | Ben Obomanu |
| WR | Devin Aromashodu |
| TE | Cooper Wallace |
| LT | Marcus McNeill |
| LG | Ben Grubbs |
| C | Joe Cope |
| RG | Tim Duckworth |
| RT | Troy Reddick |

### Defensive starters

| Position | Player |
| LE | Marquies Gunn |
| NG | Tommy Jackson |
| DT | Wayne Dickens |
| RE | Stanley McClover |
| LB | Karibi Dede |
| LB | Travis Williams |
| LB | Antarrious Williams |
| CB | David Irons |
| SS | Eric Brock |
| FS | Will Herring |
| CB | Jonathan Wilhite |

### Team captains

| Position | Player |
| WR | Ben Obomanu |
| LT | Marcus McNeill |
| NG | Tommy Jackson |
| LB | Travis Williams |

## Game summaries
### Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Auburn | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Georgia | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30 |